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I go to step in, but he grabs my hips, stopping me. He drops to his knees in front of me and hugs my center. He lets his head rest on my stomach for a moment before lifting it again and placing a soft kiss right in the middle.
When he stands again, he frames my face with his hands and gets close, letting his breath fan across my lips. “I can’t lose either of you, Charlie.” My lip starts to quiver, so he runs his thumb along their seam. “We need to get out of here.”
I nod, finally agreeing. This town is no place for a baby, especially with the name and reputation we have. Maybe if Teddy were here things would be different, but he isn’t. Lucas is right—you can’t be a queen in a crumbled kingdom. You can’t be a queen without a king either.
“Let’s run away.”
His eyes flash with excitement, but he doesn’t voice it. He pushes me into the shower gently, then drops his towel and steps in behind me. Slowly he scrubs the blood from my face and in between my legs, then washes my hair. When the water runs clear, he gets out and grabs more towels from the pile on the counter. He wraps one around me, then one around himself.
When we make it back into the bedroom, he rips the sheets from the bed and grabs another set from the closet. He doesn’t bother with a top sheet once the fitted sheet is in place. “Lie down, baby.” He holds the corner of the blanket up as I crawl in. “I’m going to get you some water. Don’t move.”
I give him a soft nod.
“I’m serious. Doctor says bed rest, so let’s get that out of the way before we do anything else. I’ll update everyone and make sure you’re taken care of.”
As he turns to walk away, I call out the three words I’ve refused to say since Teddy. “Lucas!” He turns back to face me. “I love you.” The words come out weak, the complete opposite of how they make me feel.
He smiles. Genuinely smiles. “I love you too, baby.”
